Files

Workshop Tip: Use a File to Pare Hand-Cut Dovetails
September 5, 2019

A file can be a substitute for paring with a chisel. Flat side of a half-round file makes the surfaces smooth and helps joint slide together.
Shaping Wood by Hand
November 1, 2009

A few simple hand tools allow you to create any shape imaginable.
Stick your tools in a shoe?
July 29, 2009

Woodworkers have always been good recyclers, but this idea may have taken one step too far.
Tool Review of Lie-Nielsen Floats for Joinery and Plane Making
May 1, 2008

Lie-Nielsen’s new line of floats (essentially single-cut files with coarse teeth) help with joinery and plane making
File Handle from a Champagne Cork
August 2, 2006

I find the best file handle is the cork from a champagne bottle. The method is simplicity itself. Starting from the bottom, drill a small hole (perhaps 1/8 in. dia.)…
Sculpt Flowing Joinery with an Angle Grinder
July 1, 2006

Ideal tool lends precision to curves with little practice required
File Burnisher
July 1, 2006

Glen-Drake’s file-burnisher has three working surfaces: a flat, extra-fine file, a flat burnisher, and two rounded, narrow edges for concentrated burnishing.
A Tool Kit for Sharpening Handsaws
February 8, 2006

Find out which tools are required to revive a dull handsaw.
All about Files and Rasps
September 12, 2005

Files and other shaping tools can offer more control than power tools while reducing the amount of time you’ll have to spend sanding.
Auxiliary File/Rasp Handle
June 1, 2005

Veritas offers an auxiliary file and rasp handle that supports the end opposite the tang.

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